Rob Gifford

Rob Gifford

Rob Gifford was National Public Radio's China Correspondent from 1999 to 2005. He is currently the London correspondent for NPR, having returned from a leave of absence to write "China Road" (ISBN 1400064678), a non-fiction book on his six week trip on National Highway 312, China's 3000 mile (4800 kilometre) "mother road" stretching from Shanghai to the Gobi Desert.

Gifford speaks fluent Mandarin.

Media appearances

* Interviewed on "The Diane Rehm Show" on 3 September 2007 to promote his new book, "China Road".
* Appeared on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" on 25 July 2007 to promote his book.

External links

* [http://www.npr.org/about/people/bios/rgifford.html Rob Gifford : NPR ] at www.npr.org
* [http://www.robgifford.com/ Rob Gifford, author of China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power (photographs by Patrick Fraser) ] at www.robgifford.com
* [http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/blogs-shanghai/shanghai-book-club/live-blogging-with-rob-gifford-china-road-a-journey-into-the-future-of-a-rising-power/ Podcast of Rob Gifford discussing “China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power” at the Shanghai International Literary Festival]


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